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Airspace Security in DC To Be Tested with Exercise Falcon Virgo

SINGAPORE - FEBRUARY 12: Two fighter jets from the Royal Malaysian Air force perform during the media preview ahead of the Singapore Airshow 2012 at Changi Exhibition centre on February 12, 2012 in Singapore. (Photo by Chris McGrath/Getty Images)

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WASHINGTON — The North American Aerospace Defense Command is conducting a training exercise over the Washington area.

NORAD says area residents can expect flights from late Monday until 5:30 a.m. Tuesday.

The exercise called “Falcon Virgo” is designed to test NORAD’s intercept and identification operations. Civil Air Patrol aircraft and a U.S. Coast Guard MH-65 Dolphin helicopter will participate in the exercise.